Exam 6: Networks, groups, bureaucracies and Societies

Selena attends a large university and knows very few people in her classes.In her sociology class,however,she is required to work with a group of four other people on a term project.What kind of social group is made up of Selena and her group project classmates?

Janet works at an organization that employs 50 people.How many dyadic relationships are possible at her workplace?

Explain what the differences are between bureaucratic dehumanization and bureaucratic ritualism.

People who share a similar status but are not aware of any shared identity are defined as which of the following?

Athena lives in a house with several other people who regularly host vegan potlucks for their vegan friends.What do Athena and the people who attend her potluck dinners belong to?

Stanley Milgram defined bureaucracy as a large impersonal organization comprising many clearly defined positions arranged in a hierarchy.

Which of the following are in-group members most likely to exhibit toward out-group members?

Which of the following groups agrees on basic social norms and the statuses and roles each other will play but feels no need to have these things formally defined in writing?

Joel has just ended his three-year relationship with his girlfriend Kristin and is worried that his parents will be very upset with him,as he knows they expected the two of them to marry.For Joel,what type of group are his parents in this situation?

What is groupthink and how does it work?

David runs a coffee shop,usually with six employees.He more or less allows these employees to do what they want,when they want,while he is off snowboarding and skiing in various parts of the world. How successful is David's business likely to be?

Explain why one is more likely to find bystander apathy in big cities than in small communities.

Which of the following is a common feature of most networks?

Explain how democratic leadership works.

According to the textbook,when are bystanders to a crime least likely to get involved to stop it or to help?

Identify some of the inefficiencies of bureaucracies.

According to Rosabeth Moss Kanter's research on women in organizations during the 1970s,what held women back from entering the top echelons of most organizations?

Explain what a primary group is.

Approximately what percentage of Asch's research participants consistently gave the correct answers in the face of group pressure to select a wrong answer choice?

In a large organization,why is it likely that organization heads (CEOs)often have no idea what is happening on the front lines of their organizations?